Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (25 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jun, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 11PM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 1.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Jun) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (25 Jun) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Thu afternoon, calm by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 25 | Friday 26 | Saturday 27 | Sun 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 17 | SSW 18 | S 18 | S 17 | ENE 11 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1046 | 1313 | 2116 | 2015 | 1884 | 1417 | 1121 | 902 | 745 | 362 | 331 | 380 | 603 | 1093 | 1421 | 1342 | 1029 | 1117 | 1364 | 1459 | 1184 | 862 | 691 | 538 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 1:06AM1.65m | 1:35PM1.73m | 1:51AM1.64m | 2:19PM1.75m | 2:34AM1.64m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:54PM0.42m | 7:11AM0.36m | 7:42PM0.44m | 7:55AM0.37m | 8:28PM0.44m | 8:38AM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — |
 | 4:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 |
Feels °C | 1 | -2 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 299 | 272 | 246 | 272 | 255 | 212 | 160 | 166 | 151 | 362 | 255 | 380 | 596 | 822 | 1164 | 955 | 972 | 883 | 798 | 718 | 643 | 521 | 501 | 432 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SSW 18 | S 18 | S 17 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 43 | 146 | 206 | 331 | 204 | 126 | 1093 | 1421 | 1342 | 1029 | 1117 | 1364 | 1459 | 1184 | 862 | 691 | 538 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 8 | S 17 | SE 7 | S 8 | SE 6 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 210 | 146 | 133 | 603 | 102 | 57 | 40 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 8 | — | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1046 | 1313 | 2116 | 2015 | 1884 | 1417 | 1121 | 902 | 745 | 215 | 133 | — | 70 | 58 | 120 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 216 | 216 | 216 | 163 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
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